Published on September 28, 2023
The Medford Police Department is pleased to introduce K9 Bodie as the newest police service dog to join the department’s K9 team.
Two-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, Bodie, is a four-odor dog, which means he's trained in detecting meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl.
Bodie started training with his handler, MPD Officer Michael Tucker in July 2022 for six weeks at a police canine academy before graduating and becoming certified through the Oregon Police Canine Association.
On a weekly basis K9 Bodie practices proofing, which means only alerting Officer Tucker to the drug odors he's trained to.
"Narcotic detection canines play a vital role in drug enforcement," said MPD Sergeant Josh Reimer. "Their ability to detect controlled substances in hidden locations and masked with many creative techniques by traffickers, provides investigators the information needed to continue an investigation. Officer Tucker and his partner K9 Bodie are great additions to the MADGE Team."
Police K9’s play an important role in keeping everybody -- themselves, their handlers and our community -- safe in dangerous situations.
MPD's K9 program was formed in May 1992. There are currently four K9's in the program -- two specializing in apprehension and two specializing in drug detection. All MPD K9 Officers are members of the Oregon Police Canine Association and undergo a certification process annually.